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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1926

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Methodist Sunday School Picnic

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

About sixty Sunday school children and a similar number of adults connected with the Tweed Heads Methodist Church journeyed per motor…

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"Fight for Modesty" Parisian Catholics Propose School for Style to Combat Immodest Fashions

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

PARIS, Sunday.--Catholics are advocating the establishment of a Catholic school for style, combining elegance and charm, as an antidote to the present…

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A Veritable Fortress Police Description of Two-Up School. Climbed 40ft. Ladder. Eighty Men Fined

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--At the New-town Police Court, to-day, 80 men pleaded guilty to being found in a gaming house, without lawful excuse,…

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Lady Teachers

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 1

The Director of Education considers that the bonds should be tightened in the case of lady teachers who have been transferred by the department…

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High School Scholarships Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 5

The following students have been awarded scholarships subject to the fulfilment of regulations and conditions regarding physical fitness, etc…

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School Garden Fete

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2
Also in Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the lady members of the Casino Parents and Citizen's Association was held in the School of Arts lecture room…

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Big Two-up School Raided

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

Nearly 100 men were arrested when the police raided a two-up school at Newtown on Saturday afternoon. There was a wild rush to get away, but so…

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Yeogerton Public School

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary of the Education Department:—"With reference to your representations in…

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School of Arts. Monthly Meeting

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held on Tuesday night last there being present Messrs A. J. Junor, E. L. Vincent,…

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School Work Judge: Mr. W. J. Peoples Steward: Mr. A..T Woods

Northern Star · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

Plain writing, 8 lines prose on double ruled paper, boy or girl under 8 years, B. Marstella 1, Jean Venn 2. Plain writing, 12 lines prose on single ruled paper, boy or…

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School Notes Teachers' Federation Annual Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Lismore branch of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation was held in the Rural School on Saturday last. The president (Mr…

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Lismore Rural School Successes

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 13

In the list of examination successes recently published, the domestic science branch of the Lismore Rural School has done very creditably. The course extends over a…

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Tour of Tasmania Schoolboys' Opportunity

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 16

During the Easter vacation a party of 100 boys, organised by the Young Australia League, will make a tour to Tasmania. According to the tentative arrangements which…

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Provisional School

Northern Star · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

With reference to the personal representations made by Mr. R. T. Gillies, M.L.A., on behalf of Mr. J. T. Payne for the establishment of a provisional school at…

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Fire at an Armidale School Armidale

Northern Star · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

Girls behaved splendidly and gave the firemen every assistance when a fire occurred in a room adjoining the kitchen at New England Girls' School yesterday. Poor…

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Teachers' Federation Annual Meeting of Murwillumbah Branch. Membership of 53. Teachers' Conference Criticised

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of Murwillumbah branch of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation was held at the Intermediate High School on Saturday last. Mr…

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Rural School Exams. Third Year Passes

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--The following pupils have passed the third year examination held in connection with district rural schools, and have…

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Rural Schools Third Year Examination Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 5

The following pupils have passed the third year examination held in connection with the district rural schools and have fulfilled the conditions for the award of district…

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Entrance Examination Results for Lismore High School

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 4

The following is an additional list of candidates qualified for admission to Lismore High School:—Ainsworth, Bessie, Ballina; Archibald,…

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